The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-12
Official Announcement Of the Composition Of the
New British Ministry.
Messn. Chamberlain and Morley Come 10 an
Agreement on the Land Bill.
Mr. Gladstone Approves Of the Resignation Of
Lord Randolph Churchill.
John Dillon Brings Suit for Malicious Prose
cution-A Farmer Attacked by Moon
lighters-Flashes.

LONDON, Jan. 10.-The composition of the
new Cabinet was announced this evening.
Lord Salisbury is Secretary OF State for For
eign Affairs; Right Hon. w. Fl. Smith, First
Lord of the Treasury; Right Hon. G. ].
Goschen, Chancellor of the ExcheqUer;
Right Hon. Edward Stanhope, Secretary of
State for War. and Sir Henry Holland, Sec
retary of State Tor the Colonies. There is no
change in the other Cabinet officers.
The Earl of Iddesleigh repulsed Lord Salls-
bury's offer of the privy seal. Lord Iddes-
leigh denies that the condition of his health
debars him from accepting an onerous Office,
and he withdraws from official life under
strong sense of having been il-treated. His
personal friends explain that he proffered
his resignation only to enable Lord Sails
bury to form coalition Cabinet. When
the Prime Minister'S efforts in that direction
had failed, Lord Iddesleigh considered him
self entitled to hold the leading portfolio.
His son, Lord st. Cyres, In a letter contra
diets the alleged ill-health. He says that
his fathers family, friends and medical
advisers concur in the opinion that the in
teTesting duties of the foreign Office have
had very beneficial effect upon the Earle s
health, and that he is now stronger than at
any time since he left the House of Com
mons.
Lord Salisburys supporters respond that
they are glad to get rid of Lord Iddesleigh, as
"his health was of no benefit ID the foreign
Office"
Lord Iddesleigh's son Henry, who is Sur
veyor-General of Ordnance, threatens to re-
sign, but it is thought unlikely that he will
abandon an office which yields him yearly
income of 41 500.
The negotiations between Mr. Chamberlain
and Mr.. Morley are tending toward an agree
ment on the land bill on the basis of Mr..
ChambeTlain's tormer proposals to limit the
operations of the bill to the purchase of the
smaller holdings, thus requiring a total
capital guaranteed by the Imperial EX-
chequer of EOS, ,000,0 600. The differences as 20
the functions and powers of the proposed
Irish Parliament continue.
lord Randolph Churchill replying to an
address of confidence from a Primrose lodge,
expressed deep qualification, and says that
the signeTs of the address are more generous
in their judgment than many Conservative e
members of Parliament who have precipi-
tatedly condemned, although they have no
information as 70 the causes of his resigns-
ton. He says ne cares little whether such
hasty and adverse criticism modifies or not
sfteT he has been allowed to make public
personal explanation, the approval of such
persons being as worthless as their disap-
proval. He is confident that public inter
ests will not suffer through the increased ac-
tiyity which the criticism OF his explanation
! Will cause in Parliament over the Govern
ment's financial proposals.
Sir Thomas May, OF Louisiana, whose IL
ness was announced few days ago, is dead.
MIR. Gladstone writes that Lord Randolph
| ChurchilPs resignation was juftifable, and
adds: Il, myself, favor more economy in
| the army and navy expenditures"
The Daily News says that Turkish gun
| boats are watching the coast of Gambia in eX,
pectation of of an uprising of the people. The
! Daily News, in another article on the Irish
question, says that Mr.. Gladstone regards
last years land bill as discovered from the
autonomy problem.
The Daily Telegraph lays stress upon the
affirms that Russia is trying to force franco
German conflict in order to enable her to
carry out her own Eastern plans.
Henry Stafford Northcote, son Of Lord
Iddlesleigh, has. contrary to expectations
resigned the Office of Surveyor-General ol
Ordnance.